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Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty

Plan, deliver, manage, and monitor virtual desktop experiences and remote apps on Microsoft Azure for any device.

  • AZ-140

    Configuring and Operating Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop

    This course teaches Azure administrators how to plan, deliver, and manage virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure.

    Duration: 4 days
    Price: £2495 (exc VAT)

Further Information

  • AZ-140: Course Overview

    This course teaches Azure administrators how to plan, deliver, and manage virtual desktop experiences and remote apps, for any device, on Azure. Students for AZ-140 are interested in delivering applications on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimising them to run in multi-session virtual environments.

    As an Azure Virtual Desktop administrator, you will closely with the Azure Administrators and Architects, along with Microsoft 365 Administrators. Azure Virtual Desktop administrator responsibilities include planning, deploying, packaging, updating, and maintaining the Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure. They also create session host images, implement and manage FSLogix, monitor Azure Virtual Desktop performance, and automate Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks.

  • AZ-140: Course Modules

    Module 1: Plan an Azure Virtual Desktop implementation

    Module 2: Implement an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

    Module 3: Manage access and security for Azure Virtual Desktop

    Module 4: Manage user environments and apps for Azure Virtual Desktop

    Module 5: Monitor and maintain an Azure Virtual Desktop infrastructure

  • AZ-140: Course Objectives

    By the end of the course, you should be able to:

    • Implement and manage networking for Azure Virtual Desktop
    • Configure host pools and session hosts
    • Create session host images
    • Implement and manage FSLogix
    • Monitor Azure Virtual Desktop performance and health
    • Automate Azure Virtual Desktop management tasks.

    Students will learn through a mix of demonstrations and hands-on lab experiences deploying virtual desktop experiences and apps on Azure Virtual Desktop and optimising them to run in multi-session virtual environments.

  • AZ-140: Prerequisites

    Candidates of this course must have solid Azure administration skills. This course assumes prior experience, including virtualisation, networking, identity, storage, backup and restore, and disaster recovery. Students should have knowledge of on-premises virtual desktop infrastructure technologies as they relate to migrating to Azure Virtual Desktop. Students are expected to have used the tools common to the Azure environment, such as the Azure PowerShell and Cloud Shell.

    Before taking this course, delegates should have: 

    • Familiarity with server and client management concepts and tools
    • Familiarity with Windows virtualisation technologies, like Remote Desktop Services
    • Familiarity with Microsoft Azure and cloud concepts.